Never before have so few people held so much wealth and so much power. That's the reality today in American history. We have more income and wealth inequality than we have ever had in the history of our country. All right? I'm sure the kids, kids right here in this high school probably learning about the Gilded Age. Remember the Gilded Age, the Rockefellers and the Carnegies and all those guys. (04:14–04:21)
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Asserts current levels of income and wealth inequality are the highest in U.S. history.
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